Kestra, Open Source Declarative Orchestration Platform

# Kestra Product Documentation > Kestra is an open-source orchestration platform for building, scheduling, and running business-critical workflows. It combines declarative YAML flows, event-driven and scheduled automation, API-first operations, and a large plugin ecosystem for data, infrastructure, and application workflows. Kestra docs are available as markdown. Append `.md` to any docs URL or set `Accept: text/markdown`. This is the primary LLM-oriented index for Kestra documentation and key product pages on `kestra.io`. Use it to find the best entry point for product concepts, setup, workflow authoring, operations, APIs, plugins, and platform resources. ## Get Started First-time setup, local installation, your first flow, and the fastest path to understanding how Kestra works. - [Quickstart](https://kestra.io/docs/quickstart): Run Kestra locally with Docker and execute your first workflow - [Installation Guide](https://kestra.io/docs/installation): Choose Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, VM, or standalone installation paths - [Tutorial](https://kestra.io/docs/tutorial): Learn Kestra step by step with inputs, outputs, triggers, and errors - [Architecture](https://kestra.io/docs/architecture): Understand the main deployment models and system components - [Why Kestra](https://kestra.io/docs/why-kestra): Product positioning and core platform value - [Open Source vs. Enterprise Edition](https://kestra.io/docs/oss-vs-paid): Compare OSS, Enterprise, and hosted capabilities ## User Interface Navigate the Kestra web UI available by default on port 8080, covering all main sections for managing and monitoring workflows. - [User Interface](https://kestra.io/docs/ui): Overview of the Kestra UI and its main navigation sections including Flows, Executions, Logs, and Administration pages - [Dashboard](https://kestra.io/docs/ui/dashboard): Monitor workflows with visualizations, execution metrics, and custom charts - [Flows](https://kestra.io/docs/ui/flows): Browse, edi